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Repentance, Prayer and End Time: Christian Jargon in Crisis?

Two Life Styles

…who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (NIV) Romans 8:4 1. TWO WALKS: We can live according to the flesh and Spirit (v.4). This represents two kinds of life style. Life according to flesh reflects:   self reigns over everything; try to perform and do many things to get God’s/men’s approval; insecure in many ways;  produce fruit of the flesh; struggle to live in forgiveness; live like a spiritual orphan; Gives greater priority for self-gratification over spiritual matters. Life according to Spirit reflects:   Spirit reigns over everything; totally driven by our original identity as children of God; Knows that God accepts us and loves us; filled with love; experiences habitation of God; Produces the fruit of the Holy Spirit.  2. TWO MINDSETS (Rom.8:5): Spirit filled mindset sees everything in life through the eyes of God (the way God sees things) and through our identity as a child of God whereas mindset of flesh will see everything through self and str